I learned about sore tailbones after a knee surgery where I was non-weightbearing for three months. When you have your legs up, all the pressure for sitting up goes on your tailbone. The best way to avoid this situation is to put a pillow under your rear, which will shift some of your weight onto your thighs.

I knit in bed as well as while sitting on the floor. A pillow under the rear prevents a sore tailbone!

Sometimes on a particularly cold and decadent weekend I will retreat to my bed with a whole armful of knitting projects and books and sometimes the neighbour's cat and sit cross legged in my nest happily listening to the radio, knitting and reading away.

I set aside an hour in the morning and sit in bed with the paper, a mug of coffee, the daily crossword, and my knitting--I find taking the extra time is worth it for my sanity for the rest of the day. My cat loves to come cuddle...I always refer to it as him "helping" me with my knitting [:00].

Knitting in bed makes me happy. It's the thing at the end of the day that makes the whole day worthwhile. I'm at work all day in a world full of computers and satellites and missiles, then I rush home and throw together dinner and get in the car with my son to head to a hockey rink and sit in a building full of smelly equipment and testosterone. I knit a little there, but the lighting is bad and there are constant interruptions. And then I get home and grab a delicious drink (peppermint schnapps in hot chocolate is so nice this time of year) and toddle off to my bedroom with the large grey dog at my heels to light some candles and pile 7 pillows up into a mountain for my tired back, and pop in a DVD or some music and knit until I can no longer keep my eyes open. It's the best part of the day!

I do not knit in bed. My bed is a half-loft under the eaves and there just isn't room. My head isn't at the wall anyway, so I have nothing to lean against. Instead, I knit leaning up against the wall underneath the bed. I have blankets and stuffies there.

---------------Polka-dot sweater is DONE!! Now I need to knit a matching one for my 3yo sister since they look so much alike!

I knit in bed sometimes. But usually Brad is already trying to sleep and the light and the ever-so-slight noise and movement bugs him. So I don't do it often. My bedroom doesn't have very good light, anyway, so it's not the best place for me. If I were single, I would remedy the light situation and knit in bed all the time!

I knit 10 rows on a project I keep on the bedside table. It's always a scarf, so if I'm very tired, very little brain work is usually required. I use leftover yarn and knitting just a little always relaxes me. I fall asleep if I read. My sister is usually the recipient of the bedtime scarf--and that's what I call 'em. I have a featherbed on my mattress. No more sore rear end (I have a fairly good size booty anyway) Sandy

I also knit in bed-- or "on bed" during the day. My absolute favorite treat is to be knitting at around 4 PM on a saturday afternoon, listening to "Selected Shorts," a public radio program where actors read short stories aloud. I love being read to! Sometimes the stories are so interesting I have to put the knitting down and just listen.

I, too, knit a fair amount in bed. I have a cushion with small beads in it (like a bean bag) that I use as a lumbar support and I've found it invaluable.I also use a fleece blanket to cover my legs whilst I fold up my duvet and sit on that instead of a cushion. The folded duvet is larger and I tend not to fall off it like I do with a cushion! [:00]